Memorial to Jota! Ronaldo s goal, his fingers were pointed at the sky after scoring. He was criticized for absent from the funeral.

On September 7, in the fifth round of Group F of the World Cup European Group F, Portugal defeated Armenia 5-0 away, achieving a good start. In this game, the 40-year-old Ronaldo scored twice, and scored goals in six consecutive World Cup qualifiers. After scoring his first goal, Ronaldo pointed his hands at the sky to mourn his teammate Jota after regular celebrations. Previously, Ronaldo had absent from Jota's funeral. Even though he gave a reasonable explanation, the outside world still talked about him. The World Cup qualifiers with Armenia were the first match played by Portugal after Jota's unfortunate death. Since Liverpool striker Jota has played for the national team for the first time in 2019, he has played in 49 games for Portugal and scored 14 goals. He fought side by side with Ronaldo 32 times, and the two scored 7 goals together. They had played side by side as members of the Portuguese national team and won the European League title in June.

The Portuguese team training camp held a commemorative ceremony for Jota before the game. Ronaldo led the entire team as the captain, and the whole audience had a serious expression. In this game, Ronaldo also showed his responsibility as the captain. He scored in front of the goal in the 21st minute, helping Portugal to lead 2-0. After scoring the goal, Ronaldo deliberately ran to the stands with the portrait of Jota hanging to celebrate. Then, he made a move to point his hands at the sky and presented the goal to Ruota. Ronaldo's move completely calmed the criticism of him from the outside world. Previously, Ronaldo was criticized for absent from Jota's funeral. According to Portugal's Records, Ronaldo's absence at Jota's funeral was related to his father's death. As early as 2005, Ronaldo's father unfortunately passed away, when Ronaldo was only 20 years old. At his father's funeral, Ronaldo had to deal with the influx of cameras and curious bystanders, and his attention was far less than he is now. It was this life experience that made Ronaldo decide not to attend Jota's funeral.

C Ronaldo was shocked and saddened by Jota's death. At the pre-match commemoration ceremony, Ronaldo performed quite seriously. The reason why he did not attend Jota's funeral was that he did not want his appearance to overshadow the farewell scene of paying tribute to Jota and his brothers. Ronaldo made the decision not to attend the funeral after discussion with Jota's family.

In addition to Ronaldo, Cancelo also commemorated Jota's celebration after scoring in this game. After scoring the goal, he sat directly on the ground and made Jota's iconic PlayStation celebration move. For the Portuguese team and its players, how could they forget Jota? Jota was originally an important member of their World Cup championship in the United States, Canada and Mexico next year.